My personal ranking of the Better In Black stories:
The Good Storm - 7/10 if this had been a different couple it probably would have been lower but TESSA AND WILL!!! OMG I MISSED U GUYS! And Jem showing up too was nice, I enjoyed it, good read
The Beautiful Ajatara - 4/10 James and Cordelia are so uninteresting that their novella story was focused entirely on Lucie lmao, and I love Lucie but Cordelia and James have always been kind of bland to me
Who The Wolf Loves - 8/10 Hoooly shit I have never cared much about Luke and Jocelyn but this did it for me, that ending really got me and now I'm rooting for a more of them in Wicked Powers
Zachary's Day Out - 9/10 This. Was. So. Cute. So silly and nonsense but at the same time had a strong thematic core about Alastair repeating the same mistakes as his father and still being a child inside, all the while being e x t r e m e l y funny
The Judgement of King Kieran - 8/10 I loved this, I'm always happy to read about Kierarktina and the actual faerie plot with the siblings voying for their father's title was actually super interesting to me? Like, I'd probably read a separate novel just about that, even if it wasn't Shadowhunter related
A Surfeit of Annas - 7/10 I really liked this one! Anna and Ari have never been that interesting to me (I like both their characters but they never compelled me as a couple) but I really enjoyed this and it got me on board with them
Bred In The Bone- 10/10 holy shit Emma and Julian can do no wrong, and a continuation of Thule/set up for Wicked Powers? hell yes.
City of Broken Hearts - 9/10 I HAVE BEEN REMINDED OF HOW MUCH I LOVE SIMON POV! And his insecurities make so. much. sense. and Izzy'a response to them felt very thoughtful and realistic. I love the Mortal Instruments gang when they're not saving the world and just being casual, and Jace trying not to insult the gig was just so funny. Also Anjana and Krog had me kicking my feet and little over their kiss? It was very silly in all the right ways. Loved this one, was smiling the whole way through
The Time of Two - 10/10 something about modern Jace and Clary REALLY works for me and I love seeing them do mundane things like errands. The plot set up for Wicked Powers. Lightwood family being expanded. This had everything I wanted from it, and now I am on the edge of my seat for that wedding, if it ever comes
Too Wise To Love - 11/10 jesus fuck I did not expect this one to knock me out. "And yet, no story can be defined by its ending, any more than a life can." I have not felt the need to highlight a line in a book in a LONG time, but this did it for me. NENE! I'm so sorry I've never thought twice about you before. Wicked Powers is going to (and it better) break my heart
